Gatherings
Twice a year, Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns gather to worship, conduct business, pray, and play. In July, our numbers are large, and we are a visible and valued presence at the Friends General Conference Gathering. We are a community within a community there, worshiping together daily but dispersing throughout the Gathering at the rise of Meeting.
Each February, we meet for a long weekend dedicated to FLGBTQC work and play. Our numbers are often smaller, from 100 to 200, and we retreat together to attend to old relationships and deepen new ones.
Mid-Winter Gathering
Mid-Winter Gathering is held over the long weekend surrounding U.S. President’s Day.
2024: A regional gathering is in the works in Atlanta, with most of Midwinter planned to be held online. Email heart@flgbtqc.org for more info.
Recent Mid-Winter Gathering Locations
- 2023 - Midwinter Gathering held online
- 2022 - Midwinter Gathering held online
- 2021 - Midwinter Gathering held online
- 2020 - mini-gathering held in Philadelphia, PA; mini-gathering in Seattle, WA canceled due to covid
- 2019 - mini-gatherings held in Seattle, WA, and Philadelphia, PA
- 2018 - Austin, TX
- 2017 - Portland, OR
- 2015 - Burlington, NJ
- 2014 - Portland, OR
- 2013 - Honesdale, PA
- 2012 - Milwaukee, WI
- 2011 - Greensboro, NC
- 2010 - Garrison, NY
- 2009 - Mollala, OR
- 2008 - Maple Lake, MN
- 2007 - Greensboro, NC
- 2006 - Fenton, MI
- 2005 - Abiquiu, NM
- 2004 - Burlington, NJ
- 2003 - Abiquiu, NM
Summer Gathering at FGC
Summer Gathering is a week-long event held around the 4th of July. The 2024 FGC Gathering will be in Haverford, PA.